John Calipari Quotes

If my team won a national title and no one got drafted, I'd be disappointed.

Just before I said I wanted to be an astronomer I said I wanted to be a baseball player. I was quite athletic at the time, probably because I was bigger than other kids, and if you're bigger than other kids and you're 11 you win everything.

A championship team wins because it already has established players, while a talented team is just beginning to establish players.

One of my favorite teams of all time is Fran and Barry. I just thought Fran and Barry last season were just incredible and they just sort of went against all odds and were very successful.

I'd had success with the junior England teams.

Selfishness is the greatest challenge for a coach. Most players are more concerned with making themselves better than the team.

You score goals as a kid. Then you grow up stupid and become a goalkeeper.

A lot of kids just want to go play basketball, but they don't know to play and they don't have the skills to play. I think just the skill development right off and then play all you can, but don't sacrifice your skill development by just playing and not working on the specifics of the game.

Good teams make the playoffs, hot teams win the playoffs.

Keep winning and get to the postseason, I won 20 games and they just dumped one beer on my head. It feels good because I'm helping my team win.

Look at great teams like Detroit a couple of years ago; they win the Stanley Cup and guys only score 25 goals, nobody has a really big season.

I remember when I first got into the league, I thought how it would be nice to have a year when you were the best. That means your team is probably winning.

The team with the best players usually does win - this is why you need to invest the majority of your time and energy in developing your people.

Our goal is to be the best team in the NBA at the end of the year.

The formula for success is every guy can make a difference for the entire team in whatever his role is. And to do it right, to get it right, is a critical factor in being successful.

I never think about my own stats, as long as I'm contributing to the team.

I don't know any other other team that got to the finals without two all stars.

Here's an uplifting story. Congratulations to the Little League team from Huntington Beach, California. Yeah, they beat Japan to win the Little League World Series. That's pretty good. See, that proves that when math and science aren't involved, our kids can beat anybody.

A small team of A+ players can run circles around a giant team of B and C players.

You take a team with twenty-five assholes and I'll show you a pennant. I'll show you the New York Yankees.

Get the best player because whether it's soccer or whether it's anything else the team with the best players wins. So focus your energy on getting the best and getting rid of the weakest.

I mean, I think we are a better team than last year offensively, but there is always a question with the Minnesota Twins. We'll just have to wait and see.

When you are speaking to your team after a game, never talk about the kid who was the star of the game. Talk about what your other players did to help the team win. Be sure to spread the wealth... Then have individual meetings with one to three players to praise and reinforce. Make sure you touch them.

I have the responsibility to work hard and get ready so we can take this team where we need to go.

This really isn't a game we really should be proud of. This game is liking taking your kids to the zoo. You're supposed to take your kids to the zoo. You're a father. So a team like that, we're supposed to beat them like this.